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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/145

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2002–2006

A 14.66-metre fractional sloop with a high 26.26 sail area-to-displacement ratio, built for rapid offshore passage-making

Designed by Rodney S. Johnstone & Rod Johnstone.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

110 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 110
EasygoingPowered-up

26.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.3
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1959 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.3
Displacement / length
110.5
Comfort ratio
21.8
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1974
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2002–2006
Units built
18
Designer
Rodney S. Johnstone, Rod Johnstone
Builder
J Boats Tillotson Pearson

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